| The Sacred Flame | |
| Director: | Archie Mayo |
| Based On: | The Sacred Flame by Somerset Maugham |
| Starring: | Pauline Frederick Conrad Nagel Lila Lee William Courtenay |
| Cinematography: | James Van Trees |
| Editing: | James Gibbon |
| Studio: | Warner Bros. |
| Distributor: | Warner Bros. |
| Runtime: | 65 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
The Sacred Flame is a 1929 film directed by Archie Mayo, starring Pauline Frederick and Conrad Nagel, and based on a 1928 Broadway play of the same title by Somerset Maugham.[1] It is now considered a lost film.[2] Two years later Warner Brothers remade the film in German The Sacred Flame. In 1935, a second remake The Right to Live, was made, starring Colin Clive and George Brent.
Maurice Taylor a former Royal Flying Corps officer, veteran of World War I, marries Stella shortly before a plane crash that leaves him disabled. When his brother Colin arrives in England, she strikes up a close bond with him. Torn between her duty to her husband and her wish to start a new life abroad with his brother, Stella falls under suspicion of murder when her stricken husband dies.